For those that have trouble finding it. (Info below)
Greets!
Max.
(From Autodesk website):
This hotfix corrects a problem with Autodesk® Impression 3 on Microsoft® Windows®7 where attempting to open, save or import a drawing will cause Autodesk Impression 3 to fail.
Note: This hotfix addresses the known issue above, but does not provide full support for Impression 3 on Windows 7.
Installation Instructions
You must have administrative privileges on your Microsoft Windows operating system to complete this installation process.
this hot fix keeps Impression from crashing while trying to perform open or import, but you still cant open or import. the functions dont work.
(win 7-64bit)
Here is a known bug that may be causing your trouble:
"One issue that makes Impression crash is if any of your imported CAD layers are not in Index Colours. If they are True Colours then this has a massive impact."
I suggest that in order to overcome some issues, try saving your drawing in an older format, let's say Autocad 2004 for example, and see if the older format file still has the issues.
Let us know if the above helps.
Max.
tried saving in older formats (and dxf and dwf), didnt chnage anything. The colors are set for the basic 8. still doesnt import.
Could it be possible that the file I am trying to import in to, was originally an Impression 2 file? Would that effect it?
Mmmm.... have you tried importing the CAD file into a blank new Impression file?
If that works, maybe you can save it as an Impression file, and afterwards, try to merge both Impression files.
Ah, and save the Impression 2 file with Impression 3, then close it and reopen it.
I hope this helps.
Max.
tried all that. nothing works. 😞 thanks for the suggestions though. I have decioded to use my old backup pc which has XP64 on it. It all seems to be working fine on that box.
I dont think there is anything wrong with the files. I just think the import and open functions are not compatiblew with windows 7
Dimensions. the dims cant be imported. either remove dims or explode dims. It will import fine after that. Verified
Sadly, a lot of people report problems with W7
I hope that Autodesk addresses this problem soon, but I do not have high hopes of this happening since it seems they are sort of leaving this program hanging in limbo.
😞
Max.
Has there been an official announcement in this regard?
I know support has been ostensibly dropped, but I have been asking if Impression has been officially discontinued but nobody wants to admit that (yet).
Max.
not officially. The tech support guy I spoke with said it would not be continued and that support would only be for people with subscription. which I have. thats a pretty good source even though it's not a direct press release. So dont expect anything further from impression.
I kinda hope they release the sourtce code and let the community continue to build it if they are not going to persue it. That would be good to make it open source.
Well, it's not official, but as close to it as possible. 😞
I sure wish they would sell it to somebody with the will to continue development or Open Source it.
this definitely saddens me. This program was such a great idea and it does so much so good already!
It seems I'll have to keep a XP installation indefinitely, since I use Impression a lot.
Max.
More recently I've noticed that I'm not seeing the stability problems that were issues in Win7 installations even with the hot fix. Could a windows update have fixed the Win7 problems with Impression? In any case it's good news.
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